Assessment of the effects of thinnings in scots pine plantations in Mongolia: a comparative analysis of tree growth and crown development based on dominant trees

The post-thinning stand density and spacing in forest plantations influence individual tree growth and crown development, and the changes detected in dominant tree growth are a good indication of the thinning effect. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of different thinning inte...

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Main Authors: Batsaikhan Ganbaatar, Tsogtbaatar Jamsran, Alexander Gradel, Gerelbaatar Sukhbaatar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-07-01
Series:Forest Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2021.1963326